June 2008 - Posts

Two Minute Drill: Introduction to XPerf
27 June 08 06:00 AM

Hi there, this is Mark with the Windows Performance Team.  This post is a quick introduction to a new performance tracing tool called XPerf.  Moving forward with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, this powerful tool will hopefully be utilized Read More...

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Filed under: vista, performance, troubleshooting, two minute drill, windows server 2008

Task Scheduler Changes in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 – Part One
24 June 08 06:00 AM

Today we are looking at a couple of new changes/additions to the Task Scheduler service in Windows Vista and Server 2008.  As an overview, the Task Scheduler service provides controlled, unattended management of task execution, launched either on Read More...

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Filed under: vista, windows server 2008

Working with Very Large Print Jobs
20 June 08 06:00 AM

There are sometimes situations where printing of very large documents containing high resolution graphics, text and images is needed.  With the growing technology of high end cameras flourishing in the market, image sizes are growing larger and larger.  Read More...

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Filed under: architecture, printing, troubleshooting

To DEP or not to DEP …
17 June 08 06:00 AM

In my previous posting on Access Violations, I briefly mentioned Data Execution Prevention (DEP).  I have recently had the opportunity to work on a couple of customer issues that caused me to dig a bit deeper into the workings of DEP, so I figured Read More...

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Filed under: appcompat, architecture, troubleshooting

“Nothing Changed in Our Environment”
13 June 08 06:00 AM

When customers call us with issues – in particular application or program failures, one of the first questions that we ask is, “What changed in the environment”. More often than not, the answer is, “Nothing”. In some cases, that may be true, however in Read More...

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Filed under: troubleshooting

The Basics of Page Faults
10 June 08 06:00 AM

In our last post, we talked about Pages and Page Tables.  Today, we’re going to take a look at one of the most common problems when dealing with virtual memory – the Page Fault.  A page fault occurs when a program requests an address on a page Read More...

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Filed under: architecture, memory management, performance, troubleshooting

Pages and Page Tables – An Overview
06 June 08 06:00 AM

Over the course of our posts on Memory Management and Architecture , we have made several references to Page Tables and Page Table Entries (PTE’s). Today we’re going to dig into Pages and Page Tables. If you are new to Memory Management, or need a quick Read More...

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Filed under: architecture, performance

Access Violation? How dare you ...
03 June 08 06:00 AM

I am sure we have all seen access violations occur since we took ownership of our first x86 PC's.  The infamous "Bluescreen", application crashes, it doesn't really matter, access violations are all over the place.  For any of you Read More...

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Filed under: architecture, debugging, troubleshooting